Friendly League

Javier Amilcar Díaz
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Inter Miami CF's Tonico Tinoco started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Eriberto Miranda recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pablo Mei. Eriberto Miranda showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eriberto Miranda. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guaberto Paio in the 13th minute of play. Inter Miami CF's Román Riquelme got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Amato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th match minute, Plaza Jewell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Cresconio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Miranda in the 22nd minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Aristides Iratxo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Freddy Amato in the 26th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Román Riquelme ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pablo Mei was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Miranda in the 34th minute of play. Pablo Mei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eriberto Miranda in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Román Riquelme got free with Pablo Mei in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goal looked a bit too open when Zabal Ubeda came free, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Aristides Iratxo in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Inter Miami CF's Eli Nutil. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Inter Miami CF made a substitution. Javier Fridman replaced Eriberto Miranda. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Azibar got free with Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tonico Tinoco in the 54th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of Plaza Jewell:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Inter Miami CF:s goal. Inter Miami CF made a substitution. Mauro Liher replaced Justo Montrel. In the 62nd minute Aristides Iratxo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Iratxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Inter Miami CF's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Amato came free, but Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Freddy Amato got free with Jean-Philippe Al Abdullah in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Mei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Fridman in the 74th minute of play. In the 75thth minute of the game Román Riquelme who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tonico Tinoco in the 79th minute of play forced Plaza Jewell's goalkeeper Pablo Mei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Mei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tonico Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 86 minutes, Armando Azibar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Plaza Jewell and the Inter Miami CF players grew even worse after the yellow card. Javier Fridman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tonico Tinoco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 99 played minutes Plaza Jewell got a freekick which was hit by Aristides Iratxo. Inter Miami CF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Plaza Jewell for a fine match.